Erasing-shield.



R. WEBER. ERAS I -NG sun-1o. APPLICAUON FILED OCT. 25. I916- 1,237,979.Patented Aug. 21, 1917-.

Fichard FW be/r rennan 1. WEBER, or SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA.

ERASING-SHIELD.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented An l. 21, 1917.

Application filed ()cto'cer 25, 1916. Serial No. 127,678.

of a new article of manufacture adapted for use in connection with atypewriter when erasures are being made, to protect the paper againstundue injury, and to also receive the material resulting from theerasure on the surface of the paper, thereby preventing this materialfrom collecting upon the different parts of the mechanism of the umachine which is objectionable for various reasons.

In carrying out the invention. I construct a device for the abovementioned piiu'poses, from a single blank of material, thus rendering itcheap to manufacture and sell, the device further embodying a holder foran. eraser whereby the tire articles may be as sociated for theconvenience of the user.

The nature and advantages of the invention will be better understoodwhen the following detail description is read in connection with theaccompanying drawing, the invention residing in the construction,combination and arrangement of parts as claimed.

In the drawing forming part of this specification like numerals ofreference indicate similar parts in the several views and wherein 1Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device constriilcted in accordancewith my invention.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view therethrough also showing the manner of usingthe same.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the blank from which the device is formed.

From a surface examination of the drawing it will be noted that thedevice forming the subject matter of the invention is constructed from asingle blank of material indicated generally at A, which initially isperfectly flat. In constructing the article, the body portion thereofindicated at 10 is curved in the manner clearly illustrated in Fig. 2,while the lower edge of the material terminates to provide a trough 11.Projecting from the opposite longitudinal edges of the body portion 10are extensions 12, which subsequent to the formation of the trough 11are adapted to be bent forwardly to provide end walls for the troughwhich close the opposite ends of the latter. extensions 12 may besecured to the adjacent ends of the trough in any suitable manner, butthe end walls 12 are preferably provided with suitable apertures 13which receive the bendable tongues 14L projecting laterally from thefront wall of the trough, the tongues 1a subsequent to being passedthrough the apertures 13 being bent in the manner illustrated in Fig. 1.Depending from the lower edge of one of the end walls 12, is a resilientfinger 15 which is curved upwardly as at 16 in juxtaposition to said endwall, defining with the latter a resilient clamp holder for the eraser17. By reason of this construction it will be manifest that the articleand the eraser 17 can be associated which makes it very convenient forthe typist, as these elements are always used together, it of coursebeing understood that the eraser can be easily removed from the holderwhen its use is desired and replaced within the holder without anytrouble or difliculty.

The body portion 10 is curved to form to the curvature of the platen orcylinder 18 of the typewriter, against which it is adapted to bear whilein use. curved body portion is arranged in the manner ilhistrated inFig. 2 with the slot 19 of the body portion 10 arranged over theparticular word or words. or other matter to be erased from the paper.The slot 1.9 permits the insertion of an eraser therethrougli for thepurpose just mentioned, and by reason of the particular arrai'igement ofthe trough 11 with respect to the slot 19 it is obvious that the troughwill receive the material- The.

In practice the resulting from the erasure on the surface" of the paper,thus preventing this material from collecting upon the mechanism of themachine.

While it is believed that from the foregoing description the nature andadvantages of the invention will be readily apparent I desire to have itunderstood that what is herein shown and described is merelyillustrative of the preferred embodiment of the invention, and that suchchanges may be resorted to when desired as fall within the scope of whatis claimed.

What is claimed is A device of the class described. constructed from asingle blank of material and includbody portion terminating to provide atrough arranged beloW said slot, laterally i disposed extensionsprojecting from the opposite longitudinal edges of said body and adaptedto be bent at right angles thereto defining Walls closing the oppositeends of said trough, and a resilient finger projecting from one of saidextensions and adapted to 10 be bent upwardly in juxtaposition thereto.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature.

RICHARD F. WEBER.

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Washington, D. G.

